The
USS Kitty Hawk F-18 Hornet

The F-18 Hornet

When I was stationed in Lemoore, California,
in 1978, we had a chance to see the very first f18 hornet before the navy
signed the purchase deal.
C. Jeff Dyrek, webmaster.
The
F-18 Hornet was made by
McDonnell Douglas, is a multi role fighter which also
performs the attack function.
The f18 has an empty weight of 23050
lbs. and a max weight of 56000 lbs.
The F-18 uses two General Electric
F-404 engines each producing 16,000 lbs of thrust, combined produce 32,000
lbs of thrust.
Later versions of the F-18 produce more thrust than
this "A" model. The F-18A has a max speed of 1190 mph and a maximum climb
rate of 60,000 ft/min
The F-18 is used by the
U.S. Navy Blue Angels.

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to see pictures of he kitty hawk back in 1977
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A Beautiful VA-192 F-18 Hornet

From VA-192 the World Famous Dragons

Fly's Over The USS Kitty Hawk, CV63

9-7-2000

Photo from ET2 Darren Drake stationed aboard the USS Kitty Hawk

The F-18 Hornet is a tremendous all weather,
light attack bomber and fighter. The actual designation is the F/A-18 because
it is a multi-role aircraft giving the military greater versatility.The F-18 shown in this picture is the only
VA-192 airplane with the beautiful colors on its tail.
This is the
public relations version.
The other hornets are all misty grey for
better camouflage